The Year of Our Lord 2004

Diocese Events

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Date	From		To
unknown	Cardinal Titular Church of San Teodoro	Suppressed
3 Jan	Diocese of León, Guanajuato, México Archdiocese of Morelia, Michoacán, México	Territory Lost	Diocese of Irapuato, Guanajuato, México	Erected
24 Feb			Archdiocese of Łódź, Poland (became a Metropolitan)	Elevated
24 Feb			Diocese of Łowicz, Poland (from Warszawa)	Metropolitan Changed
24 Feb	Archdiocese of Gniezno, Poland Diocese of Koszalin-Kołobrzeg, Poland Diocese of Pelplin, Poland	Territory Lost	Diocese of Bydgoszcz, Poland	Erected
24 Feb	Diocese of Legnica, Poland Archdiocese of Wrocław {Breslavia}, Poland	Territory Lost	Diocese of Świdnica, Poland	Erected
27 Feb	Diocese of Raipur, India	Elevated	Archdiocese of Raipur, India	Elevated
27 Feb			Diocese of Ambikapur, India (from Bhopal)	Metropolitan Changed
27 Feb			Diocese of Jagdalpur (Syro-Malabar), India (from Bhopal)	Metropolitan Changed
27 Feb			Diocese of Raigarh, India (from Bhopal)	Metropolitan Changed
Apr			Titular See of Arna	Established
Jun			Titular See of Biccari	Established
Jun			Titular See of Carmeiano (Cameiano)	Established
Jun			Titular See of Egnazia Appula	Established
Jun			Titular See of Erdonia	Established
3 Jun	Diocese of Trivandrum, India	Elevated	Archdiocese of Trivandrum, India	Elevated
15 Jun			Archdiocese of Barcelona, Spain (became a Metropolitan)	Elevated
15 Jun	Archdiocese of Barcelona, Spain	Territory Lost	Diocese of Sant Feliu de Llobregat, Spain Diocese of Terrassa, Spain	Erected
17 Jun			Diocese of Alleppey, India (from Verapoly)	Metropolitan Changed
17 Jun			Diocese of Neyyattinkara, India (from Verapoly)	Metropolitan Changed
17 Jun			Diocese of Punalur, India (from Verapoly)	Metropolitan Changed
17 Jun			Diocese of Quilon, India (from Verapoly)	Metropolitan Changed
24 Jun	Archdiocese of Seoul, Korea (South)	Territory Lost	Diocese of Uijeongbu, Korea (South)	Erected
24 Jun	Vicariate Apostolic of Baguio, Philippines	Elevated	Diocese of Baguio, Philippines	Elevated
24 Jun			Missionari della Santa Croce	Approbation
Jul			Titular See of Hirta	Established
3 Jul	Diocese of Villavicencio, Colombia	Elevated	Archdiocese of Villavicencio, Colombia	Elevated
3 Jul			Diocese of San José del Guaviare, Colombia (from Bogota)	Metropolitan Changed
3 Jul			Diocese of Granada en Colombia (from Bogota)	Metropolitan Changed
Oct			Titular See of Ostra	Established
Oct			Titular See of Ottana	Established
Oct			Titular See of Galtelli	Established
20 Oct	Prefecture Apostolic of Brunei	Elevated	Vicariate Apostolic of Brunei	Elevated
20 Nov	Diocese of Fada N’Gourma, Burkina Faso Diocese of Ouahigouya, Burkina Faso	Territory Lost	Diocese of Dori, Burkina Faso	Erected
6 Dec	Archiepiscopal Exarchate of Kyiv-Vyshhorod (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Elevated	Archdiocese of Kyiv {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Elevated
6 Dec			Archeparchy of Lviv (Ukrainian), Ukraine (no longer a Major Archdiocese nor a Metropolitan)	Elevated
6 Dec			Archeparchy of Kyiv-Halyč {Kiev} (Ukrainian), Ukraine	Erected
18 Dec	Diocese of Bangassou, Central African Republic	Territory Lost	Diocese of Alindao, Central African Republic	Erected
29 Dec	Diocese of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA	Elevated	Archdiocese of Galveston-Houston, Texas, USA	Elevated
29 Dec			Diocese of Austin, Texas, USA (from San Antonio)	Metropolitan Changed
29 Dec			Diocese of Beaumont, Texas, USA (from San Antonio)	Metropolitan Changed
29 Dec			Diocese of Brownsville, Texas, USA (from San Antonio)	Metropolitan Changed
29 Dec			Diocese of Corpus Christi, Texas, USA (from San Antonio)	Metropolitan Changed
29 Dec			Diocese of Tyler, Texas, USA (from San Antonio)	Metropolitan Changed
29 Dec			Diocese of Victoria in Texas, USA (from San Antonio)	Metropolitan Changed
29 Dec	Archdiocese of Belém do Pará, Brazil Diocese of Bragança do Pará, Brazil	Territory Lost	Diocese of Castanhal, Para, Brazil	Erected

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